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THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET

And is Loukov worth so much trouble?

I should say so.

In the sixties coal was found on the Loukov property. The price cannot be estimated, even approximately—but let us say one hundred and fifty millions.

Anything more?

No, nothing more. That would be quite enough for me.

Now, my dear lady, have you any more questions?

Yes. What do you need to win the case?

[With a touch of sarcastic humor]

Well, of course, I should like best of all to have the true, written will.

And do you know of one?

We found none.